An intimate evening of classical music will be hosted by the Figge Art Museum on January 8, with the Davenport venue presenting the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's principal oboe player in Up Close with Andrew Parker, a night of lilting and energetic compositions with Parker accompanied on piano by frequent QCSO guest performer Marian Lee.

Visually resplendent works by a Quad Cities native and current Kansas resident will decorate the walls of the Berėskin Gallery & Art Academy through February 24, with the Bettendorf venue celebrating the great outdoors and some of its great mammals in painter Troy Swangstu's new exhibition A Bullish New Year.

Held in memory of Chamber Music Quad Cities founder Connie Sauer-Adams, the mother of the ensemble's artistic directors Gregory and Thomas Sauer, CMQC's January 2 winter concert at Davenport's Trinity Episcopal Cathedral will feature Sauer-Adams' sons performing alongside their gifted musician wives Serena Canin and Lee Taylor, and will deliver a thrilling program of Mozart (“Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K 493), Schubert (“Strong Trio in B-flat Major, D. 471), and Chopin (“Piano Sonata in B Minor, Op. 58).

Classic-rock fans seeking New Year's Eve satisfaction will be able to find it, literally, at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center when the venue hosts the tribute artists of Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show, a December 31 party celebrating the legendary talents behind “Gimme Shelter,” “Jumpin' Jack Flash,” “You Can't Always Get What You Want,” and dozens of other timeless hits.